I think about you all the time Jake

How you were my age

When the world took your body and soul

Life wasn’t what you planned it

Or was it

Did you want this life to be a short one

Did you accomplish all you needed

Or did the world leave you feeling defeated

I could imagine little Jake's changing the world

Her beautiful Brazilian hair, your deep blue eyes

The one that gives all that hard earned money to a street fella who’s broken and cold

You are the one I love to hold on to

For I know that you're on the other side

Would you still be playing guitar

Would you be proud of how I’ve come this far

I don't know how I've done it without you

I’m a black sheep in this home nest, I’m alone

Jake I miss you

I wish I could hug you

That cross necklace still holds your fingerprints

I never washed it

And that stuffed puppy sits on my desk when I make music

Several baths I cried

I almost let myself drown

Took a blade to my skin

To ask God to take me instead of him

And here I am

Did you meet Jesus

Is he real

Did you get a mansion in the white hills

Jake I miss you

I hope you found all the things you could do for eternity

I got too many tattoos of you

I hope you always find what you’re meant to do

And it scares me knowing that

Your heart was too thick

Too thick to live

Too hard to give

I wish I could see you now and show you the man I met

He’s so damn good at being good to me

Brother I’m not mad at you for leaving

I bet you had bigger business

I know you had purpose